Crazy Bellator inverted triangle choke is quite possibly the submission of the year

The YouTube video above is of a Bellator fight from earlier this month between Toby Imada and Jorge Masvidal, in which Imada found himself in a position where he could apply an inverted triangle choke.

The move put Masvidal to sleep while he was still standing.

Crazy move. Here’s another from Bellator, one week later.

Props to Showdown Joe Ferraro’s MMA Connected, without which I wouldn’t have seen either clip.

While we’re on the topic of MMA Connected, I really like what Sportsnet has come up with here. Fighter interviews, news from the cage, highlights from big shows, and even how-to videos with stars of the UFC showing their patented moves.

The first edition of the show was nearly unwatchable, as a clearly nervous Ferraro yelled his way through every cue card-delivered line. But he’s found his rhythm very quickly and now the show is a must-see for any fight fan.

If I had my druthers, the one thing I’d be happy never to see again is a segement like that one this week in which Showdown Joe takes UFC fighter Sam Stout shopping with this Fight of the Night $70,000 paycheck. It wasn’t so much the vapidity of watching someone who isn’t me buying a big screen TV as it was the obvious product placements.

What’s the deal, Joe? They slip you both a big screen in return for airtime? Let’s not sell out so early in the season, eh?

The MMA Show on The Score, featuring Mauro Ranallo, is also a decent watch, but only if you’re a total cage mark. The last time I watched that show, it was basically results from every show in the land, with a lot of talk about local fighters (nice) without much variation to keep it interesting (feh).